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US5087230A
US5087230A US07/595,999 US59599990A US5087230A US 5087230 A US5087230 A US 5087230A US 59599990 A US59599990 A US 59599990A US 5087230 A US5087230 A US 5087230A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H37/00—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00
    • F16H37/02—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings
    • F16H37/06—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts
    • F16H37/08—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts with differential gearing
    • F16H37/0806—Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups F16H1/00 - F16H35/00 comprising essentially only toothed or friction gearings with a plurality of driving or driven shafts; with arrangements for dividing torque between two or more intermediate shafts with differential gearing with a plurality of driving or driven shafts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H5/00—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water
    • B63H5/07—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers
    • B63H5/08—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers of more than one propeller
    • B63H5/10—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water of propellers of more than one propeller of coaxial type, e.g. of counter-rotative type

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  • This invention relates to drive transmissions for driving a pair of contra-rotating shafts from contra-rotating input drives, such as an electric motor having concentric contra-rotating inner and outer elements. It is concerned particularly, but not necessarily exclusively, with drives for contra-rotating marine propellers.
  • a drive transmission for driving a pair of contra-rotating shafts from an input drive having concentric and contra-rotating inner and outer drive elements, said transmission comprising an epicyclic gear arranged to effect a speed reduction between the contra-rotating inputs and the contra-rotating outputs.
  • said one input drive is preferably directly connected to the annulus.
  • the other input drive can be connected directly to the sunwheel and the other output shaft is united directly by the planet carrier.
  • This configuration is particularly suitable for such purposes as marine drives, since both output shafts are then driven with a speed reduction.
  • Axial thrusts on the output shafts can be supported by bearing means disposed on the output side of the epicyclic gear.
  • the output shaft connected directly to its drive element can have the axial thrust on it supported by bearing means that are located on the side of the drive means remote from the output shafts and epicyclic gear.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show a drive transmission in longitudinal section.
  • FIG. 1 there is an inner input shaft 2 coupled to the inner rotary element of a contra-rotating electric motor (not shown) and a hollow further input shaft 4 concentric with the first shaft and coupled to the outer rotary element of the motor.
  • the drive motor will be independently supported on a fixed mounting, with rotary bearings for both rotary elements maintaining them concentric on that mounting.
  • the hollow shaft 4 is integral with a cage 6 having a cylindrical portion 8 to which an annulus 10 of an epicyclic gear is secured.
  • the inner input shaft 2 carries the sunwheel 12 of the gear.
  • the gear also has a planet carrier 14 with planet wheels 16 that connect the annulus and sunwheel, the carrier being secured to an inner output shaft 20.
  • a second hollow output shaft 22 concentric with the inner shaft is secured to the cage 6 and is thus intregral with the input shaft 4 and the annulus 10.
  • the rates of rotation of the two contra-rotating elements of the drive motor are inter-dependent by virtue of the epicyclic planet wheel connection between the annulus and the sunwheel secured to the respective shafts 2, 4 that rotate with the motor rotary elements. These rates of rotation are in turn dependent on the loads on the two output shafts so that the relative speeds of the output shafts will be determined by the sharing of the total torque between them.
  • the interconnection provided by the epicyclic gear in the dynamic system of the drive that comprises the drive motor, epicyclic gear and output shafts the torques are shared in a self-balancing manner. That is to say the drive system operates without producing any net external torque.
  • the inner output shaft 20 carries a flange 30 to support the shaft axially through opposite thrust bearings 32 that run on opposite side faces of a collar 34 integral with the outer output shaft 22. Further thrust bearings 36 on the outer faces of the collar 34 transmit axial loads from both shafts 20, 22 to stationary supports (not shown). Inner and outer radial bearings 38, 40, similarly reacting against stationary supports (not shown) engaging the outer bearing 40, ensure coaxiality of the inner and outer output shafts 20, 22.
  • the output shafts 20, 22 will be integral with or connected to the propeller shafts, which will themselves be radially supported along their length. In particular cases, therefore it may be possible to dispense with the bearings 38, 40 and simply have the output shafts supported in an overhung manner from the propeller shaft bearings.
  • a further radial bearing 42 is shown supporting the outer input shaft 4.
  • the inner input shaft 2 is shown without radial bearings, to be supported in an overhung manner from the inner rotary element of the drive motor and it is possible to dispense with the bearing 42 if the outer shaft is similarly supported from the outer element of the motor.
  • both inner and outer input shafts can be radially supported by a bearing arrangement similar to the bearings 38, 40.
  • the contra-rotating elements MI, MO of the electric motor are shown and, as in the first example, the inner element MI is secured directly to the sunwheel of the epicyclic gear, but in this case through an outer, hollow input shaft 52.
  • An inner input shaft 54 concentric with the shaft 52 extends through the motor and carries a flange plate 56 coupled to the outer element MO of the motor.
  • the inner shaft 54 extends through the epicyclic gear of the transmission to be connected integrally with the inner output shaft 58.
  • this inner shaft 54 is also integral with annulus 62 of the epicyclic gear, through a carrier 64. Also similar to the first example is the connection of the respective output shaft 58, 60 to the annulus 62 and planet carrier 66 of the epicyclic gear, but in this case it is the inner shaft 58 that is connected to the annulus 62 through the carrier 64 and the outer output shaft 60 that is connected through a cage 68 to the planet carrier 66 with its planet wheels 70.
  • Radial bearings 72, 74 are provided on the output shafts 58, 60 as before, to maintain their concentricity. Axial thrusts from the inner output shaft 58 are supported by thrust bearings 76 on an end flange 78 of the inner input shaft 54 on the side of the motor remote from the epicyclic gear. Axial thrusts on the outer output shaft 60 are supported independently by thrust bearings 80 on a flange 82 forming part of the planet-carrying cage 68 between the epicyclic gear and the drive motor. Stationary supports (not shown) are of course provided to react the forces on the radial and axial bearings.
  • the motor can be of conventional construction and therefore does need to be described in detail. It will be understood that the radial bearings it is provided with serve to maintain concentricity of the input shafts 52, 54 in this case, although independant radial support can be provided in the manner already described.
  • this second example is dynamically equivalent to the first example. It is therefore also self-balancing in the sense that no external net torque is developed.
  • the equal sharing of the output torque in these examples is dependent upon there also being an equal sharing of the input torque.
  • Such a system has advantages in that the installation does not have to be designed to resist reaction torque, there may be instances where it is required not to share the torque equally.
  • Such a system may be established by altering the torque on one of the input elements through a supplementary drive or a brake.
  • double helical gearing is employed to eliminate internal end thrusts.
  • the planet gear wheels are preferably coupled to the annulus in the manner described in GB 2136084.

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FR1179163A (fr) * 1957-07-19 1959-05-21 Saviem Dispositif variateur de vitesse
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US5634831A (en) * 1992-10-13 1997-06-03 Davies; Richard G. Water jet propulsion unit for use in a jet boat
US5677582A (en) * 1993-07-09 1997-10-14 Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft Drive unit
US5368000A (en) * 1993-07-15 1994-11-29 Onan Corporation Engine efficiency improvement system
US5469820A (en) * 1993-07-15 1995-11-28 Onan Corporation Auxiliary power unit for a hybrid electrical vehicle
US5495907A (en) * 1993-07-15 1996-03-05 Onan Corporation Engine driven generator set system having substantially no roll torque
US5619956A (en) * 1993-07-15 1997-04-15 Onan Corporation Auxiliary power unit for hybrid electric vehicle
US5601464A (en) * 1993-11-30 1997-02-11 Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Transmission system for counter-rotational propulsion device
DE4411760A1 (de) * 1994-04-06 1995-10-12 Rostock Dieselmotoren Einrichtung zur Weiterleitung von Axialkräften in Motor-Getriebe-Anlagen
US5817199A (en) * 1996-12-20 1998-10-06 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Methods and apparatus for a full width ultrasonic bonding device
US6135914A (en) * 1998-06-19 2000-10-24 Kabushikikaisha Equos Research Hybrid vehicle
US6273768B1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-08-14 Bombardier Motor Corporation Of America Water jet propulsion unit with counter-rotating impellers
US20040189139A1 (en) * 2003-03-14 2004-09-30 Finvetro S.P.A. Electric motor of the permanent-magnet type
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